SmogRank / Countries / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Kinshasa

Most polluted cities in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

1 measured city, last 7 days; 1 above the WHO 24-hour guideline. Worst: Kinshasa at 85.7 µg/m³, #1 in the world.

  1. 1Kinshasalow-cost sensors 85.7
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

Estimated: cities without a monitor

Kinshasa cities we can't measure, with model estimates for the last 7 days. Listed by population, not ranked: estimates aren't precise enough to rank. Model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), adjusted to measured cities nearby where there are any. Adjusted, a single day lands within ×1.5 of what a monitor would read about two times in three; unadjusted, it can be off by half or double. Treat them as a guide, not a measurement.

City7-day estimateBand
Masina≈ 40 µg/m³Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Updated 2026-10-01 17:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.